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with Tim KawakamiSun, 02 Aug 2015 17:41:00 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3By: orangeandblackhttp://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2013/04/09/the-warriors-are-playoff-bound-whats-next-is-denver-the-best-likely-first-round-match-up/comment-page-1/#comment-164902
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:16:50 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=17903#comment-164902First, YAY THE PLAYOFFS! Team had to do a lot well to get here, and CONGRATULATIONS to being relevant for the first time in years.

A funny thing about the playoffs is it’s really another season. Yes we know all the weaknesses the Dubs demonstrate in the regular season. But KNOWING what they will be facing, and where their current holes are, and that they can beat ANY team on any given night, they still have a decent chance. Basically, what do the guys envision themselves as? It will take their best play and either a better approach to defending teams with a scoring PG/PF or drawing Denver. We shall see how the ‘new’ season plays out once we get there.

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Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:55:52 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=17903#comment-164900It’s good the Warriors made the playoffs but they will be out of them after the first round. Doesn’t matter who they play.
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Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:27:49 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=17903#comment-164888Hey-I said 48 wins and the 7 seed. Not bad.
Denver looked good again tonight whooping the Spurs. Warriors will be lucky to win 3 games in the playoffs vs whoever they play. But regardless, the WARRIORS ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS! Whoop.
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:02:49 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=17903#comment-164874Kawakami, you didn’t underestimate this team. Your prediction was spot on. The only things you didn’t anticipate are Dirk missing most of the season for Dallas, Kevin Love missing all of the season in Minny and the Lakers losing Nash and Gasol for large chunks of the season. If any one of those situations were to change your 42 win prediction and 9th place finish would have been right on the money.

And Denver is way, way too athletic, too experienced, and too deep for the Warriors with Iggy, Chandler, and Faried plus their two young centers Koufos and McGee. The Warriors might have a punchers chance with Memphis since they aren’t super athletic and a healthy Bogut matches up well with Gasol.

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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:54:27 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=17903#comment-164866Congrats, I too under estimated this team. Their accomplishments are roughly comparable to those of the Sleepy Floyd/Jo Barry Carroll squads of the mid/late 80s(hello again George Karl). I suppose that is improvement but how much do we really celebrate a team like that’s legacy? The bar is so incredibly low for this franchise at this point. I’d like to believe this is a first step to greater glory in the future, but I don’t see the seeds for that in this current roster. We need a very talented 4 or 5 plus another major scorer to take the demand for points off of Curry all the time.

It’s a nice team, worthy of a celebration in these parts. What’s next for them?

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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:43:04 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=17903#comment-164861The Clippers have CP3 and Griffin, and both can score. Yet, the Wariors match OK with them (based on the season series), despite Tim’s theory.
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:31:02 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=17903#comment-164850Hurdle 1 has been cleared. Now its hurdle 2. Get the Sixth seed. Then move on to hurdle 3.
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Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:41 +0000http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/?p=17903#comment-164843I would want the warriors to play San Antonio, without Ginobli and Parker not looking completely at 100% they look vulnerable, now that Tim Duncan is older this team is not unbeatable like in the past, they do rely on fundamentals, but if Bogut can neutralize Duncan a bit, and the Warriors keep players like Danny Green and Tiago Splitter from looking like all stars
they have a shot.

Denver for some reason has no problem attacking the Warriors, although without a healthy Lawson and missing 18 pts from Gallinari, the main reason for worry for the warriors is Iguodala, he seems to go off on the warriors at will.

Noticed that last night Mark Jackson played Bogut and Landry together this is a good thing, he should try a twin towers arrangement sometime Ezili and Bogut together for short stretches.

Stop complaining. If you don’t like Kawakami, get the eff off the blog. I’ve been a dubs fan since ’91, at 5 years old. Mully was my favorite player because he was left handed, as am I. Kawakami is a realist, he talked bad about the team because they were bad. He talks good about the team when they are good. It’s called journalism.